Protest

A protest (also called a remonstrance, remonstration or demonstration) is an expression of bearing witness on behalf of an express cause by words or actions with regard to particular events, policies or situations. Protests can take many different forms, from individual statements to mass demonstrations. Protesters may organize a protest as a way of publicly making their opinions heard in an attempt to influence public opinion or government policy, or they may undertake direct action in an attempt to directly enact desired changes themselves. Where protests are part of a systematic and peaceful campaign to achieve a particular objective, and involve the use of pressure as well as persuasion, they go beyond mere protest and may be better described as cases of civil resistance or nonviolent resistance.

Various forms of self-expression and protest are sometimes restricted by governmental policy (such as the requirement of protest permits), economic circumstances, religious orthodoxy, social structures, or mediamonopoly. One state reaction to protests is the use of riot police. Observers have noted an increased militarization of protest policing, with police deploying armored vehicles and snipers against the protesters. When such restrictions occur, protests may assume the form of open civil disobedience, more subtle forms of resistance against the restrictions, or may spill over into other areas such as culture and emigration.

Protest

A protest (also called a remonstrance, remonstration or demonstration) is an expression of bearing witness on behalf of an express cause by words or actions with regard to particular events, policies or situations. Protests can take many different forms, from individual statements to mass demonstrations. Protesters may organize a protest as a way of publicly making their opinions heard in an attempt to influence public opinion or government policy, or they may undertake direct action in an attempt to directly enact desired changes themselves. Where protests are part of a systematic and peaceful campaign to achieve a particular objective, and involve the use of pressure as well as persuasion, they go beyond mere protest and may be better described as cases of civil resistance or nonviolent resistance.

Various forms of self-expression and protest are sometimes restricted by governmental policy (such as the requirement of protest permits), economic circumstances, religious orthodoxy, social structures, or mediamonopoly. One state reaction to protests is the use of riot police. Observers have noted an increased militarization of protest policing, with police deploying armored vehicles and snipers against the protesters. When such restrictions occur, protests may assume the form of open civil disobedience, more subtle forms of resistance against the restrictions, or may spill over into other areas such as culture and emigration.

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The network of young climate protesters organised a follow-on protest from March 15's school walkout, which saw over 1.5m people join together to call on their governments to take action on climate change ... in favour of climate action alone in August outside the Swedish parliament....

A senior member of the shadow cabinet has criticised Scotland Yard’s plans to push for the prosecution of more than 1,100ExtinctionRebellionprotesters... “The police perform a vital role in preserving the law and keeping the peace, which includes safeguarding the rights of peaceful protesters ... More people will know who these people are protesting....

They were demanding government action against climate change ... The movement was started by Swedish teen-activist GretaThunberg, who had skipped school and protested outside the Swedish parliament every Friday to demand action from the government on climate change in accordance with the Paris Agreement....

The initiative harps on students taking time off from their schools, mostly on Fridays, to assemble before government institutions, such as the parliament, to protest against global warming and demand actions to prevent further deterioration of the climatic conditions....

Hundreds of thousands of young climate activists rallied across Europe on Friday ahead of EU Parliament elections as part of protests worldwide demanding action against global warming ... “We are all in the same boat,” read a protestsign in Madrid, ......

#FridaysForFuture, a Swedish movement, was started by 16-year-old GretaThunberg in August 2018, when she sat in front of the Swedish parliament every school day for three weeks, to protest against the lack of action on the climate crisis. Since then, Thunberg has been missing classes every Friday to protest outside the Swedish parliament....

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Protesters chanting "black trans lives matter" and "we will not be erased" on Friday demanded an end to the killings of black transgender women in the United States and decried the Trump administration's proposals to reverse transgender rights....

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Thousands of young activists in France skipped school on Friday for a second wave of global protests to urge politicians and businesses to take urgent action on global warming. The strikes coincide with EU parliamentary elections that the youth want to be all about climate change ... ....

BUNER. The police arrested three suspected extortionists for asking the owner of a private medical complex for Rs2 million the other day ... The commuters faced hardships in reaching their destinations ... The infuriated students staged protest against the district administration for not taking action against the truckers for violation of traffic rules ... ....